1 killed, 1 wounded in Joliet gang shooting

One man was killed and a second seriously wounded on Joliet's west side in what police say was a gang-related shooting.

Commander Al Roechner said Christopher Perry, 24, and a 23-year-old man were getting into a car in front of Perry's home on the 200 block of Hunter Avenue about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday when a red or maroon SUV, possibly a Lincoln Navigator, drove past and at least one occupant opened fire.

Police found Perry, who had been shot in the back, on the ground behind the vehicle. The other man, who had been shot in the leg and arm, was on the ground at the rear driver's side of the vehicle. "They were just leaving" Perry's house, Roechner said.

Both were transported to Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, where Perry was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. Roechner said the other man's condition has been stabilized, but has declined to talk to police.

Roechner said Perry and the other victim have gang affiliations, and the shooting "appears to have been gang-related."

Perry's death is the third homicide in Joliet in 2013, but the first with a gun. Two other men were strangled by acquaintances earlier this month.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Joliet police at 815-724-3020 or Will County Crimestoppers anonymously at 800-323-6734.